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Reserve officers provide more eyes, ears for area police departments
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
Training is key to a successful police reserve program, according to the county's reserve program coordinators, and their officers go above and beyond. Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald said reserves on the Linton Police Department go through pretty extensive training for a relatively small department...
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Area sports notes
(High School Sports ~ 08/02/05)
Bloomfield boys tennis practice Bloomfield's boys tennis team will start practice Monday, Aug. 1. Practices will be held at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Players may attend either practice. All players must have their physicals before they will be permitted to practice...
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It's going to be a fun season
(High School Sports ~ 08/02/05)
It's coming. It's just visible on the horizon, it's charging forward and there's absolutely no way to keep it from charging straight ahead. In just a few days, the fall high school sports season will get under way. And, believe it or not, that means more than football...
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Eastern Greene has plenty of players who up for practice
(High School Sports ~ 08/02/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Like years of the past, Eastern Greene's football season began with players still waiting on equipment. Unlike previous years however, the lack of equipment wasn't just due to the fact they didn't have any, but to the increased numbers from last season into this year...
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Weber pleased with first day of practice
(High School Sports ~ 08/02/05)
LINTON ---- It was strap'em up time Monday for the Linton football team as the 2005 season officially began full of promise and hope for many fans looking for the team to get past the semi-state hump. "Right now, with the players we have and with what we expect to come out, we should have somewhere in the mid-50's," said Linton coach Steve Weber. "For us that's been typical the past few years. Those are good numbers for a single-A program."...
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Richard L. "Dick" Pitcher
(Obituary ~ 08/02/05)
Richard L. "Dick" Pitcher, 66, of Linton, passed away at 7 a.m. Sunday, July 31, 2005 at his residence. Born July 6, 1939 in Bicknell, he was the son of Maurice "Buster" and Rhea Pitcher. He was a coal miner and equipment operator for Black Beauty Coal for 25 years, retiring in 2003. He was a member of the BPO Elks 866, Loyal Order of the Moose 1434, and the Bicknell Masonic Lodge...
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George Olan Ketchem
(Obituary ~ 08/02/05)
George Olan Ketchem, 61, of Las Vegas, Nev., passed away at 8:10 a.m., July 14, 2005 at Las Vegas. Born Dec. 22, 1943 in Washington, he was the son of Perry L. and Elizabeth A. (Elsey) Ketchem. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a food handler...
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William Herring
(Obituary ~ 08/02/05)
William Herring, 86, of Linton, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Linton Chapel.
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Timothy Eugene Ball
(Obituary ~ 08/02/05)
Timothy Eugene Ball, 42, of Jasonville, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2005 at his residence. Born Dec. 21, 1962 in Martinsville, he was the son of Arthur "Toad" and Shirley (Wright) Ball. On Feb. 22, 2002, he married Connie L. Barber. He was a heavy equipment and construction operator with Red Top Rental in Indianapolis. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Linton, the Sons of the American Legion Post 22, Loyal Order of Moose 1434, and Union Operating Engineers Local 841...
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Switz City residents upset
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
SWITZ CITY ---- The Switz City Town Council could not hold an official meeting Monday night due to lack of a quorum. However, there was an unofficial discussion from residents who complained to Don Blanton, council president, and Brian Bullock, a Midwestern engineer, about the condition of their street. They complained that the contractor working for Midwestern Engineers had been negligent in repairing damage caused while working on the water project...
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School to start soon
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
Custodians are finishing up cleaning the rooms, teachers are decorating their classrooms and parents are beginning back to school shopping. Yes, it's that time of year again ---- it's time to go back to school. Linton-Stockton High School Principal Nick Karazsia said the school is still working on fine-tuning the schedule for registration next week...
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Linton to start card night at park
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
A new activity for community members of all ages who enjoy card playing will begin this month. Card night will be a weekly activity that will be free to the public and be every Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. in the Roy Clark Community Building in Humphreys Park, explained Shawn Russell, park superintendent...
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Apple Festival committee to meet
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
The 2005 Bloomfield Apple Festival is in the early stages of development with the start date set for Oct. 7, and the festival wrapping up with the parade Oct. 9. "Our number one priority is to make sure people have a good time and that not-for- profit organizations make some income," said Leroy Barnhill, president of the Apple Festival Committee...
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Dugger Town Council meets
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
DUGGER ---- The Dugger Town Council voted Monday night to raise the cost of a cemetery plot in the Dugger Cemetery from $100 to $200. "It has been a very long time since the plot price has been raised and it has become necessary," commented council president Bill Pirtle...
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Sheriff's Reserve Unit provides important backup for GCSD
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department has had reserve officers in one form or another for roughly half a century. Ed Michael, the current Sheriff's Reserve captain, said the unit originally was established in the late 1950s as the Greene County Civil Defense Police. Then it was called the Greene County Auxiliary Police for a time, he said, but that name had connotations of ladies auxiliary groups. Finally, former Sheriff Gene Gastineau changed the name to Sheriff's Reserve Unit...
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Switz City woman killed in accident
(Local News ~ 08/02/05)
A one-car accident Monday afternoon resulted in the death of a Switz City woman. Kathleen Pierce, 61, was traveling east on County Road 1100 West ---- Baseline Road ---- near Linton when her 2004 Ford Freestar van left the south side of the road. The vehicle came back onto the road before it went off the north side of the road, striking a steel beam head on. The van flipped one time and came to rest on the driver's side...
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Canty impressed with tennis players so far
(High School Sports ~ 08/02/05)
BLOOMFIELD ---- A new season is a new beginning. At least that's what Bloomfield boys tennis coach Mike Canty is hoping for. Canty's team began practice yesterday, and although it's too early for anything to be anything, the Cardinals' coach said it looked as though his team hasn't wasted its offseason...
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